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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024par•a•site /ˈpærəˌsaɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Microbiologya living being that lives on or within a different plant or animal, from which it obtains nutrients (opposed to host ).
- one who receives support from another without giving anything in return.
par•a•sit•ic /ˌpærəˈsɪtɪk/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024par•a•site (par′ə sīt′),USA pronunciation n. - Ecology, Microbiologyan organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
- a person who receives support, advantage, or the like, from another or others without giving any useful or proper return, as one who lives on the hospitality of others.
- Ancient History(in ancient Greece) a person who received free meals in return for amusing or impudent conversation, flattering remarks, etc.
- Greek parásītos one who eats at another's table, origin, originally adjective, adjectival: feeding beside, equivalent. to para- para-1 + sît(os) grain, food + -os adjective, adjectival suffix
- Latin parasītus
- 1530–40
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sycophant, toady, leech, sponge, hanger-on.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: parasite /ˈpærəˌsaɪt/ n - an animal or plant that lives in or on another (the host) from which it obtains nourishment. The host does not benefit from the association and is often harmed by it
- a person who habitually lives at the expense of others; sponger
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek parasitos one who lives at another's expense, from para-1 + sitos grainparasitic /ˌpærəˈsɪtɪk/, ˌparaˈsitical adj ˌparaˈsitically adv |